Pilar Carmelita Anastasia Arlando (born 1 September 1989 in Porto,
Portugal) holds the title of Miss Singapore World for
2009â€"2010.Arlando was raised in Singapore, but has always had
questions about her unique heritage. Her father is of Chinese-Indian
descent while her mother is of Portuguese-Indo-Chinese-Dutch descent.
Arlando speaks 4 languages, English, Malay, Mandarin (Basic) and
Portuguese (Kristang). At the moment, she is also taking up French.
She is currently majoring in her Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Management Diploma at the Management Development Institute of
Singapore (MDIS).During the Miss Singapore World pageant, Arlando
earned the 2nd Runner Up 2009/10 title; however, due to the furor that
arose (credit fraud scandal, bipolar disorder and the infamous mocking
of her English language skills by some citizens of Singapore) about
the current title holder at that time, Ris Low, she eventually took
over her Low's reign as Miss Singapore World 2009/10. Arlando had also
attained a few subsidiary awards during her Miss Singapore World
pageant in 2009. Her other titles include: Miss World University
Singapore 2009, Miss Personality 2009, Miss Abry 2009, Miss Vitality
2nd Runner Up 2009.Arlando went on to represent Singapore at the Miss
World 2009 Pageant, held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 12 December
2009. She represented her nation as one of the top 12 for the Sports
Fast Track Event.
Portugal) holds the title of Miss Singapore World for
2009â€"2010.Arlando was raised in Singapore, but has always had
questions about her unique heritage. Her father is of Chinese-Indian
descent while her mother is of Portuguese-Indo-Chinese-Dutch descent.
Arlando speaks 4 languages, English, Malay, Mandarin (Basic) and
Portuguese (Kristang). At the moment, she is also taking up French.
She is currently majoring in her Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Management Diploma at the Management Development Institute of
Singapore (MDIS).During the Miss Singapore World pageant, Arlando
earned the 2nd Runner Up 2009/10 title; however, due to the furor that
arose (credit fraud scandal, bipolar disorder and the infamous mocking
of her English language skills by some citizens of Singapore) about
the current title holder at that time, Ris Low, she eventually took
over her Low's reign as Miss Singapore World 2009/10. Arlando had also
attained a few subsidiary awards during her Miss Singapore World
pageant in 2009. Her other titles include: Miss World University
Singapore 2009, Miss Personality 2009, Miss Abry 2009, Miss Vitality
2nd Runner Up 2009.Arlando went on to represent Singapore at the Miss
World 2009 Pageant, held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 12 December
2009. She represented her nation as one of the top 12 for the Sports
Fast Track Event.
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